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Wyred DACS

They released the final specs for their DACs last week. Shipping this month. Anybody order? The DAC-1 is quite reasonable, but not upgradable to the asynch-USB, which the DAC-2 has. The DAC-2 also has the I2S but I don't know what it's gonna connect to.
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Anyone receive theirs yet?
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Tempting, but I'm waiting on full specs and maybe a review or two as I'm quite satisfied with my current source.
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I have about 20 hours on my DAC-2, waiting until I get some more hours on it before writing a review on the unit. I will also have access to a DAC-1 to compare it to.

So far my impressions are very favorable. My Nova doesn't even compare.
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Using my PC and outputting 192k/24 via digital coax, the differences are minimal when comparing the DAC-1 to DAC-2. The biggest difference is that the DAC-2 has a slightly tighter bottom end.
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Something definitely doesn't appear to be Kosher here, maybe a hidden agenda?
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The Havana sounds bloated in comparison.
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I heard them both in the same rig. The low end on the Havana sounded loose/sloppy in comparison.

Rja, have you compared the two?
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Bill, that is not my experience at all, with either the DAC-1 or DAC-2.

I've heard both models in 3 different rigs and they had the tighter bass than any of the players/DACs they replaced.
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I agree, no glare or sibilance here with my DAC-1 or DAC-2. Maybe he has an impedance mismatch or just poor synergy?
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FYI, 6 Moons completed their review of the DAC-2.
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/wyred4/dac.html
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I haven't tried their cables yet, but going from single ended to balanced did give me a larger soundstage.
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